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-This is a *bare-minimum* template to create a Jekyll site that uses the [Just the Docs] theme. You can easily set the created site to be published on [GitHub Pages] – the [README] file explains how to do that, along with other details.
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-If [Jekyll] is installed on your computer, you can also build and preview the created site *locally*. This lets you test changes before committing them, and avoids waiting for GitHub Pages.[^1] And you will be able to deploy your local build to a different platform than GitHub Pages.
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-More specifically, the created site:
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-- uses a gem-based approach, i.e. uses a `Gemfile` and loads the `just-the-docs` gem
-- uses the [GitHub Pages / Actions workflow] to build and publish the site on GitHub Pages
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-Other than that, you're free to customize sites that you create with this template, however you like. You can easily change the versions of `just-the-docs` and Jekyll it uses, as well as adding further plugins.
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-[Browse our documentation][Just the Docs] to learn more about how to use this theme.
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-To get started with creating a site, simply:
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-1. click "[use this template]" to create a GitHub repository
-2. go to Settings > Pages > Build and deployment > Source, and select GitHub Actions
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-If you want to maintain your docs in the `docs` directory of an existing project repo, see [Hosting your docs from an existing project repo](https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template/blob/main/README.md#hosting-your-docs-from-an-existing-project-repo) in the template README.
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-[^1]: [It can take up to 10 minutes for changes to your site to publish after you push the changes to GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/setting-up-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll/creating-a-github-pages-site-with-jekyll#creating-your-site).
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-[Just the Docs]: https://just-the-docs.github.io/just-the-docs/
-[GitHub Pages]: https://docs.github.com/en/pages
-[README]: https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template/blob/main/README.md
-[Jekyll]: https://jekyllrb.com
-[GitHub Pages / Actions workflow]: https://github.blog/changelog/2022-07-27-github-pages-custom-github-actions-workflows-beta/
-[use this template]: https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs-template/generate
+Students must choose five (5) locations out of thirteen (13) to set up their GIS map. They place a monument or object at each location. Students will enter the metadata information based on their scholarly research. They must use at least two peer-reviewed references and two citations for each location’s monument or object. They can also use their class lecture notes. 
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+Locations include: 
+- Constantinople
+- Cordoba
+- Outskirts of Cordoba (where Madinat al-Zahra is located)
+- Damascus
+- Eastern Jordan (where Qusayr Amra is located)
+- Jerusalem
+- Fustat (Old Cairo)
+- Palermo
+- Pisa
+- Mecca
+- Saint Catherine (Mount Sinai; Sinai Peninsula)
+- Venice
+- Toledo
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+We will use ArcGIS StoryMaps, which is a web-based story-authoring application, to create and share your digital map of monuments and objects in the medieval Mediterranean with narrative text, images, sources, videos, audio, and other multimedia content.